BrandsMart offering hot deals at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving opening

BrandsMart U.S.A. will open South Florida stores at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving, its earliest opening ever.

“We’re matching the mall’s hours," says Bobby Johnson, chief operating officer of the 13-store electronics and appliance retailer. "The Bradsmart at Sawgrass Mills was one of the first stores to open at mignight. But now Black Friday is a thing of the past. Thursday shopping is now a holiday in and of itself, minus the turkey.”

Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise will open at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving, two hours earlier than announced in mid-October, according to a press release.

At the Sawgrass location, bargain-crazy customers line up hours before the store opens hoping to doorbuster deals.

"We will have the same specials and inventory on flat screen TVs, tablets and computers as last year, so I’m sure they’ll be lining up well before the opening.

BrandMart now sells furniture, too.

"We'll have great deals on couches and mattresses, too," Johnson says. "There are going to be some fantastic buys.”